Lucas J. Matthews
@lucasjmatthews
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Philosophy, Genetics, Bioethics
New York
Joined October 2016
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Is some scientific research more than "just controversial"?
How to Diagnose Abhorrent Science, from @lucasjmatthews, @jamestabery and Erik Turkheimer in The Hastings Center Report (@hastingscenter). Read here: https://t.co/HxP9GOG6mG
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🚨Call for submissions!🚨 We're organizing a special issue on "Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science"🧬🌍 Relevant topics include: -Public outreach and education -(Mis)use and (mis)interpretations of BG research -Ethical, legal, and social issues https://t.co/6izxMacm6U
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Call for Submissions: Behavioral Genetics as a Public Science: Impacts and Implications Journal: Behavior Genetics Aim and Scope: Genetically informed studies of human behavior captivate a broad...
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I'm really excited that this piece just came out. Are you ready for the geneticization of education?
cambridge.org
The Geneticization of Education and Its Bioethical Implications
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Nice piece by my colleague @lucasjmatthews on the ethical implications of the geneticization of education now out in the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
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Take-home: given the potential for misinterpretation of results, it's likely important for scientists to exercise caution when describing the influence of polygenic scores on educational outcomes.
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3. But if you present respondents with a cautious quote (from Paige Harden @kph3k) about how "DNA is not destiny," then the polygenic Pygmalion effect is slightly mitigated -- i.e., a low EA-PGS has a slightly less negative impact on self-esteem and educational potential..
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2. Presenting respondents with a genetic determinist quote from Robert Plomin's 'Blueprint' book doesn't exacerbate the effect -- e.g., negative impacts on self-esteem are equally bad...
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1. We replicate the 'polygenic Pygmalion effect,' -- i.e., survey respondents asked to imagine a low-percentile polygenic score for educational attainment (EA-PGS) report significantly lower self-esteem, competence, and educational potential...
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New paper out with @daphmarts. We explore effects of mitigating and exacerbating contextual information on the so-called 'Polygenic Pygmalion Effect.' Some interesting highlights: https://t.co/Qsd0pAYudZ
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I am proud to take full responsibility for organizing this meltdown-inducing session at BGA.
Popular behavioral genetics account having a multi-week public meltdown over a session on "misuse, misapplication, misinterpretation of genetics" in one of the most bizarre twitter tantrums I've ever seen. The nuttiness that community has to deal with from it's own fans.
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Bravo: "Polygenic scores (PGS) are increasingly being used for prediction of social and behavioral traits, but suffer from many methodological, theoretical, and ethical concerns that profoundly limit their value"
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Ready or not, polygenic prediction is here:
undark.org
The commercial push is raising tension between scientists seeking new genetic links, and entrepreneurs seeking profit.
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My first ever collaboration with my first ever Research Assistant, Natalie White. We put together a collection regarding the genomics of education, in education:
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New entry alert! @ShaiCarmi and team provide more insight into Ashkenazi history, and potential origins of genetic diseases associated with modern Jewish populations:
thehastingscenter.org
CONTENTS Genomic Studies of Educational Traits & Outcomes Genomic Studies of Social and Environmental Factors Genomic Studies of Psychological and
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Next up: @lucasjmatthews joint paper with Jim Tabery on thinking thru "controversial" science and consideration of tradeoffs between potential harms and value of research: from historical examples thru to today's GWAS. @ColumbiaBioethx @hastingscenter
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Excited about tomorrow's session, "Expanding The Frontier Between Philosophy Of Science And Bioethics"! We've had a schedule change. I will still begin at 9 am but will have a bit longer talk and Q&A, as we've lost our second speaker 1/2
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FoGS is the result of a collaboration b/t @lucasjmatthews , @daphmarts, @trejosamtrejo, and @bendomingue. It is graciously hosted by @hastingscenter - which focuses on the ethical issues within health, science, and technology to create a better public understanding of #bioethics
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Very exciting to see some uptake of our tripartite characterization of the missing heritability problem. Is the new genetics of education moving too fast? @ent3c @cecilejanssens
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